BLACKHAWK-STUDIOS / ruth mckinney

Ruth McKinney has been an artist and educator most of her life. She teamed up with Joel McKinney in 1997 and they have been building Blackhawk Studios at their rural Minnesota home ever since. Ruth works mostly in ceramics and bronze. Click to view Ruth's resume as a PDF.

Ceramic Tile Murals I

Hands Off 2003
an example of Ruth′s unique style with handbuilt ceramic tile. This shirt/jacket shape is covered with rich textures and designs in bas-relief.

Sculpture
Ruth′s work in sculpture ranges from carved non-functional vessels to cast bronze and cast bronze bells.
Graphic Design
Ruth has worked as a Graphic Designer for many years and taught Graphic Design at both USD and at NSU.These are examples of some of the theatre posters she designed at SMSU.